Streatham Hub Newsletter 09/2010 - Lambeth Council

Streatham
Hub
newsletter
September 2010
Work has stepped up a gear on the multi-million pound Streatham
Hub regeneration project this summer. The developer, Tesco, has two
additional planning applications in the pipeline – which could see
building work commence early next year.
This progress was a result of the council’s renewed negotiations with
Tesco in light of the economic downturn. At the 29 March 2010 Council
Cabinet meeting, the green light was given for Tesco’s revised scheme,
which includes additional floor space for their proposed new store and
the provision of a temporary ice rink to be located off site.
Read on to find out more about the Streatham Hub project, how it
affects you and how you can have your say.

Temporary ice rink
planned for Brixton
As part of the Streatham
Hub regeneration project,
the site of the former
Pope’s Road car park
in Brixton is to be used
for a temporary ice
rink that will operate
whilst the new Streatham
ice rink is built. The
council-owned site is
scheduled for demolition
this year and residents
could see the temporary
ice rink open by
this time next year.
Whilst a Streatham
location was preferred
by the council for the
temporary rink, the
Pope’s Road site was
chosen as the best option
based on a number of
factors – including ease
of access for visitors,
technical matters, such
as drainage, along with
timescales and costs of
developing land.
Saki Hajnal from the
Streatham Ice Skating
Action Group said: “our
priority is continuity of
ice skating provision.
The revised plans mean
losing the existing rink
before the new leisure
centre is built, so a
temporary ice rink is
essential, and needs to
be big enough to allow
all the existing activities
to continue. We would
have preferred a site in
Streatham, but if the
Pope’s Road site means
the project can go ahead
without further delay that
is good news.”
The site, on the corner of
Pope’s Road and Brixton
Station Road, is next
door to Brixton Rec and
has excellent transport
links so that people
can come and use the
rink easily. Parking
arrangements within the
town centre area will be
reviewed to identify any
additional parking spaces
and to make provision
for the market traders’
parking needs.
A planning application for
the temporary ice rink to
be in Brixton for three
years will be submitted
this month. The
temporary rink will aim
to encourage new
skaters and ice hockey
enthusiasts in Brixton,
as well as provide a
temporary home for
existing skater groups,
such as the Streatham
Redskins.
We will be discussing the
plans with local residents
and businesses over
the next month, in
addition to the public
consultation that will
accompany the planning
process.

Demolition of existing car park
Pope’s Road car park closed in December 2009 and
health and safety concerns require the structure to be
demolished. A contractor is expected to be appointed
in the autumn and demolition to take approximately
six months. The council is notifying all those immediately
affected by the demolition and information will also be
available via the website. The site itself is identified in
the Brixton Masterplan for a mixed-use development
and potential investors will be encouraged in preparation
for the deconstruction of the temporary ice rink.
A meeting for residents living close to the Pope’s Road
site will be held in September – details to be confirmed.
A mezzanine floor for proposed Tesco store
In July, Tesco submitted a planning application to increase the retail floor
space of their planned new store with a mezzanine floor. This will provide an
additional 20,000 square foot of retail floor space, within the existing footprint
of the proposed store. Tesco are likely to use this extra space for non-food
goods (such as white goods).
This application will be considered by Lambeth Planning and you can comment
on the application through the statutory planning consultation. The Planning
Consultation for this application began on 13 August and will continue until
20 September. You can comment by email to jfullelove@lambeth. gov.uk or call
020 7926 1208.
A spokesperson from Spenhill, Tesco’s wholly-owned regeneration subsidiary,
said: “We want to make sure the Tesco store gives customers the best
possible shopping experience and that the overall development delivers all
the regeneration benefits previously promised. We are therefore making some
changes to our plans.
“Importantly the basics stay the same; this is one of the most exciting
regeneration projects in London. It will create hundreds of jobs and will see
fantastic new leisure facilities built for the community.”

Next steps for
Streatham Hub
Success of these
planning applications
would mean full speed
ahead for the Streatham
Hub and the provision
of exciting new leisure
facilities for Streatham
residents. Construction
on site in Streatham
could commence spring
2011, with the new
leisure centre opening
in 2013.
With the relocation of the
ice rink on a temporary
basis to Brixton,
construction work for
the scheme is expected
to be quicker than
previous estimates
and the opening of the
much-needed new
leisure facilities will be
the first priority.
Councillor Sally Prentice,
cabinet member for
regeneration, planning,
employment and
enterprise said:
“This is a complex
project and as such it
has taken a while to
come together but
agreeing to put forward
the disused Pope's Road
car park as a site for the
temporary ice rink means
that we have taken a
step closer to the point
where building will begin.
We are excited about
these prospects for
Streatham and are
convinced that we can
continue to deliver a
state-of-the-art
regeneration project even
during these difficult
economic times”.
Streatham Hub is a multimillion
pound regeneration
project that aims to
breathe new life into the
south of Streatham and
provide top class leisure
facilities for the whole
community.
This substantial
investment will bring
increased visitors and
shoppers to the area,
as well as up to 600
new jobs. The Streatham
Hub includes:
• a brand new leisure
centre, including ice
rink and swimming
pool
• 250 new homes – 89
of which are earmarked
for social housing
• an estimated 600
additional new jobs
in Streatham.
• a major new Tesco
store
• improvements to the
local environment
and local roads
• car parking facilities
for 438 vehicles.

Streatham Leisure Centre
The existing Streatham
leisure centre had to
close on 25 November
2009 due to health
and safety concerns.
A full structural survey
identified that it would
cost more the £3 million
for the centre to re-open
whilst the hub was being
built. In March 2010,
the council's Cabinet
recommended that
the centre be closed
permanently, pending
the development of the
new facilities.
While the leisure centre
is closed in Streatham,
residents are encouraged
to use the Brixton
Rec as an alternative.
The council website
gives further details of
alternative leisure facilities
available locally. The new
leisure centre will include
improved leisure facilities:
• a brand new ice rink
with 950 spectator
seats
• a new 6-lane, 25-metre
swimming pool
• a new sports hall
• a new 13-metre
teaching pool
• 100 gym stations (this
is double the current
number available).
Councillor Florence
Nosegbe, Lambeth
Council cabinet member
for culture, sport and
the 2012 games said:
“Ensuring that the
hub will include all the
facilities residents need
has always been a
priority and central to
negotiations. We are
clear we want to build
top class sports facilities
including a swimming
pool and ice rink, with a
temporary rink while the
old one is being
demolished.”

Have your say
Lambeth Planning will
be undertaking public
consultation as part
of their assessment
of these planning
applications. You
can contact Lambeth
Planning in the
following ways:
Temporary ice rink
Application not yet
submitted.
Mezzanine floor
Planning ref
10/02434/FUL
Contact Jonathon
Fullelove at
jfullelove@lambeth.gov.uk
or 020 7926 1208.
The Streatham Hub
project team also want
to hear your views and
you can have your say
in a number of ways:
Online
Log on to
www.lambeth.gov.uk/
futurestreatham to view
an online exhibition,
learn more about the
Streatham Hub and
submit any comments.
Streatham Hub project
team
Physical Regeneration
London Borough of
Lambeth,
Lambeth Town Hall
London SW2 1RW
Email futurestreatham@
lambeth.gov.uk
Webstite www.lambeth.
gov.uk/streathamhub
Tel 0800 052 6336
Email
Email futurestreatham@
lambeth.gov.uk or
futurebrixton@
lambeth.gov.uk to
contact the project team.
You can also sign up to
the e-mailing list to be
kept up to date with the
development.
Exhibition
Come and see a display
at one of the following
venues:
• Streatham Ice Rink,
dates to be confirmed
• Streatham Library,
20 September to
11 October
• Brixton Library,
20 to 30 September
• Brixton Rec,
1 October to
11 October.
If you would like this information in large print, Braille, audio
tape or another language please contact us on 020 7926 3026.
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